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AGRICULTURAL.
TOPICS OF INTEREST RELATIVE
TO FARM AND GARDEN.
To Tell the Age of a Horse.

To Tell the Age of a Horse.
To tell the age of any horse,
Inspect the lower jaw, of course:
The sixth front tooth the tale will tell,
And every doubt and fear expel.
Two middle "nippers' you behold
Before the c7lt is two weeks cd.
Before eight weeks two more will come;
Eight months the CORNERS" cut the gum.
The outside grooves will disappear
From middle two in just one year.
InItwo years from the second pair;
Inlthree the corners, too, are bare.
At two the middle ''nippers' drop;
At three the second pair can't stop.
When four years old the third pair goes;
At five full new set he shows.
The deep black spots which pass from view
At six years from the middle two.
The second pair at seven years;
At eight the spot each "corner" clears.
From middle "nippers" upper jaw
At nine the black spots will withdraw.
The second pair at ten are white;
Eleven finds the corners light.
As time goes on, the horsemen know,
The oval teeth three sided grow;
They longer get, project before
Till twenty, when we know no more.
Toronto Truth.
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HOW BEN, BUTLER GOT RICH.
Young Men of To-day May do Likewise
If They Follow Advice Given.

General B. F. Butler being asked for SONS
suggestions on gaining success, stated that
when he was young lawyer, practicing in
Lowell, Mass. a bank president advised him
to take his little deposit and buy real estate,
from which he could be deriving some
revenue. The General said that he had but
little money and was uncertain as to his fu-
ture.
Never mind" said the bank President,
ego to the next public auction Of real estate,
bid off lot with a building of some sort on
it, pay down what money you have and give
your promissory notes for the balance. You
will come out all right"
General Butler says this advice was good.
When man has obligated himself, by his
notes, to pay money at certain time. it in
clineS him to economy. He followed the adj
vice, and in time became the owner of sew
eral parcels of valuable real estate in Lowell
Two classes will not be Likely to heed such
advice-the improvidcnt and the over-cau-
tious. The latter will be apt to say: It
would be all right but for those dreadful
promis:ory notes. They are always running
on and if a man falls sick they do not wait
for him to get we'll"
There is this danger, Of course, but one can
make no business venture without some risk,
and with the knowledge acquired by recent
investigations of the cause of most ordinary
ailments, and the means Of cure, one runs
little risk from that source 1t is now known
that most of the common ailments
have their origin in deranged kidneys They
are the chief blood purifiers Of the system and
when disordered a breaking down some
where is soon inevitable, because the poison,
which in their healthy condition is ellmin-
ated, is carried through the entire system.
Put them in order, and health returns.
C.. D. Dewey, a successful man, president
of the Johnston Harvester Company,
Batavia, n Y, gives his experience as fol-
lows:
In 1882 my health was failing, my head
panied me constantly, my appetite was un-
certain. could not sleep sounily. attrib-
utcd this to the extreme pressure OF business
cares, but grew worse. and finally was con-
fined to my b~d for two months. 1t seemed
as though l would "never recover" my
former health. Under the aid o. stimulants
gradually gained strength, so that in few
months | was able to attend to business, but
/ could walk only with the assistance OF
cane, and then in slow and unsteady man.
ner. continued somewhat in the same con-
dtion until February last, when l used
Warmers safe cure. 1t has cured me- l
cons der it a valuable remedy and can
highly l., commend il.
Young men have Lut to use ordinary pru-
dence, and when any arrangement occurs II
they use the same means as did this SUCCESS
full business man, they may feel constant
assuranc. OF their ability to carry TO success.
full conclusion all ordinary business projects,
including the care OF their promissory notes
u n 4,
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Feeding Buttermilk TO Pigs,

Buttermilk is highly heterogeneous
food, containing, as it does, about one
part nitrogen to two parts carbon-the
proportion of nitrogen being twice as
much as necessary for profitable feeding,
that is to feed it without waste. Corn
meal on the other hand, is highly car
bonaceous, containing eight to nine parts
carbon to one part nitrogen. 1t is at
least twice as carbonaceous as it should
be for feeding growing pigs, just as but
termilk is too heterogeneous. Now Il due
admixture of these two feeds will proper
ly balance the ration and secure the
greatest economy both in pre,enting
waste and providing the greatest amount
of nutriment. In feeding pigs at the
Wisconsin agricultural experimental sta
ton the rule has been to allow one pound
of cornmcal to every gallon of butt-r.
milk. This leaves the rttion still strong
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HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
Purifying the Air.

A pitcher of cold water-it must be
cold-placed on the bureau or table in a
sleeping-room will absorb the gases which
in time fill the air thrown off from the
lungs of the sleeper. The virtue con
tanned in water as an absorbent and puri-
ticr is very little known or understood.
This is certainly very easy and convcn-
lent method of purifying the air. 1t is
uot meant, however, to do away with
ventilation, which is always necessary.
1t will readily be seen that water standing
is not fit for drinking in the morning
Water intended for the latter use should
lie kept in a glass bottle with stopper.
Impnre wateris the cause of more sick
ness than impure air.
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The treatment of many Thousands Of casa
Of those chronic weaknesses and disuesGng
ailments 9essuaE 70 GsfIss aI Buo
has afforded vast experience in nicely adapt.
ing and thoroughly testing remedies for tho
cure Of woman's peculiar maladies.
ia the outerowth, or result, of this great and
valuable experience. Thousands OF testtmo-
mails, received from patients and from physi-
clans who, have tested 1t IN the he more @ sgETas;
their skill, prove 1t to be the most wonderfui
remedy ever devised for the relief and cure of
suffering t It d Is not seseGa seeSi for
womsn's peculiar ailments.
As a powerful, invigorating tonic,
It imparts strength to the whole system,
and to the womb and It's aPPendases !.
rundown" debilitated teachers, milliners
dressmakers, seamstresses, shop girls, house
keepers, nursing mothers, and feeble women
Is the greatest earthly boon. being nneqaaled
as an appetizing cordial and restorative tonic.
AS q soothing and strengthening
aualed @ ana is invaluable in allaying and sub
DUNG nervous e1citability, irritability, e1r.
haustion, prostration, hysteria. spasms ard
other distressing, nervous symptoms cori.
disease Of the womb. It induces refreshinS
sleep and relieves mental anxiety and de-
spondency.
10 a legitimate medicine, carefully
compounded by an experienced and skillful
physician, and adapted to woman's delicats
Organization. 1t is purely vegetable IN ih
composition and Hefect hsrmiess a1sfs IN Rar
morning sickness, or nausea, from whatey9
cause arising, weak stomach, indigestion, dy!:
pepsia and Kindred symptoms, it's use, in small
@Favorite Prescription, u is a posi-.
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painful menstruation, unnatural suppT,eshSoIA p, Soa
"female weakness" anteversion. retroyersion,
bearing-down sensations, chronic congestion,
Inflammation and liberation OF the womb, IN
flammation, pain and tenderness in oyarieSs
accompanied with internal heat"
As q regulator and promoter OF func-
tional action, at that critical period of CHANGE
from girlhood to womanhood, Fayorlte ,.e pre-
and can produce only good results. It
equally efhcacious and valuable In its effects
when taken for those disorders and derange.
period, known as The Change Of Life"
WFavOrite Prescription,Sw when taken
In connection with the use Of DR.: Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery, and small laxative
Liver Liver Pilisj. cures Liver Kidney and Bladder
diseases. Their combined use also removes
blood taints and abolishes cancerous and
scrofulous humors from the system;
10 ouC
medicine for women, sold by druggists, under
q positive guarantee, from the manu-
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case, or money will be refunded. This guaran-
tee has been printed on ths bottle-wrappers
and faithfully carried out for many yeara
Large bottles 200 doses $1.OO, or six
bottles for $500.
For large. illustrated Treatise on Diseases OF
Women (160 pages, papcr-coyered), send ten
cents in stamps. Address,
Worlds DlspansaT Medical Association,
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Mind Reading.

Said to her beau the pretty miss:
:" You're quite intelligent, tnd,
So pray oblige me, tell me this
Can you, like Bishop, read the mindf'
The lover smiled and said: "1ndeed
That can do so you will see;
To read your mind / now proceed,
You're thinking, sweetest one, of me-"
She laughed, "How strange! Your readings
true;
You are wizard, l believe:
I thou mt what kind Of present you
Wou!d give to me on Christmas Eve!"
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has recently been increased in size. making 1t
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Shown by the fact that it has won its way into
10000 families. The publishers issue new
Announcement and Calendar, showing in
creased attractions for the new year. If S1.75
is sent now, it will pay for THE COMPANION to
Jan, 1889, and you will receive the admirable
Double Thanksgiving and Christmas Num-
bers, and other weekly issues to Jan. 1st, free.
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4 Marvellous Maidstone.

A day or two ago Mr.. B. L. Milan, an
old and lespectc,i citizen of Waterford,
Miss called at tic lrnhtncte Office, and
exhibited maidstone that has a history.
1t was bro ght to Alabama from China
in 1910 by DR.. William Barker, who
used it with success for several years.
At his death it was sold to Jarvis Milan,
the father of the Araiunch,'s visitor, aud
four others. Milan moved TO Missis.
sippi in 1885, and took the stone with
him, having bought out the interest of
his partners. He died in 1859 and left
the stone to his son. The present pro-
prietor has used it in 1880 cases, for
bites of labid dogs, COWS aid horses, be-
sides spiders and snake bites; and he
asserts that it did not fail 10 effect cure
in single instance, when applied before
paroXysms had set in.
The stonei is porous, Of light cream
color, II inches in diameter, and weighs
Que ounce. 1t has been broken in five
places and is mendcd with silver bands.
When person is bitten, the wound is
carefully washed with warm water,
mop being used to guard against danger
to the operator from infected blood or
pus. The stone is then bound tightly
upon the affected part, and left there
from two to fifteen hours, according to
the freshness of the bite-the older it is
the longer the time necessary. When
removed, it is found to have absorbed a
quantity of blood or pus from the wound.
It is then washed clean in warm water, and
dried before fire or stove. Mr.. Milan
has been offered So, 200 for his treasure,
but refuses to sell He gets good reye-
nue. from it, charging those patients who
are able to pay, but its virtues are more
frequently called into play TO save the
lives Of unfortunates who have nothing
to give in return. 1t is to Mr.. Milam's
credit that these are never refused, and
that he values the stone most for the good
it does to suffering humanity. He is
greatly troubled, lest at his death his
children should divide it up, and thus
destloy its virtue. ue.--Nemphis Acalanche.
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Introduction of Wheat into America.

Introduction of Wheat into America
Concerning the introduction of wheat
into America, reliable information is OBJ
tainable. It may be difficult in the pres
ent day to realize the fact that wheat
was at one time unknown in America.
Yet prior to the discovery of this conti-
ncnt by Columbus there was no cereal in
America approaching in nature to the
wheat plant. 1t was not until 1880 that
wheat found its way into Mexico, and
then only by chance. A slave of Cortez
found few grains of wheat in parcel
OF rice, and showed them 10 his mas
ter, who ordered them to be planted.
The result showed that wheat would
thrive we'll on Mexican soil, and to-day
one of the finest wheat valleys in the
world is near the Mexican capital. From
Mexico the cereal found its way to Peru.
Marie D'Escobar, wife of Don Diego de
Chauves, carried few grains to Lima,
which were planted, the entire product
being used for seed for several success
i've crops. At Quito, Ecuador, monk
of the order, of St. Francis, named Fra
Jodosi Bixi, introduced new cereal,
and it is said that the jar which con-
taincd the seed is still preserved by the
monks of Quito. Wheat was introduced
into the present limits of the United
States contemporaneously with the set
tlemcnt of the country by the English
aud other European settlers. Chicago
Times
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THERE are in this country 10000 pastors.
"The Proper study of mankind is Man.

"The Proper Study of mankind Is Man,"
says the illustrous Pope. If he had included
woman in the list, he would have been nearer
the TRUTH if not so poetical. DR.. r. V. PIERCE
has made them both life study, especially
woman. and the peculiar arrangements to
which her delicate system is liable. Many wo-
men in the land who are acquainted with DR..
Pierce only through his, "Fayorite Prescrip-
has brought them the panacea for all those
chronic ailments peculiar to their sex; such as
leucorrhpa, prolapsus and other displace-
ments, liberation "internal fever" tendency
TO internal cancer, and other ailments. Price
reduced to one dollar. By druggists.
IT takes nearly 1W,oO,OOO foreign eggs q
Month to keep the English in cakes and pud-
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Cop.umntion Surely Cured,

To the Editor:-Please inform your readers
that / have positive remedy for the above
named disease. BY its timely use thousands OF
hopeless cases have been permanently cured. l
shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy
FREE to any of your readers who have con-
sumption if they will send me their Express
and p. o. address Respectfully,
Z. A. SLOCUM. NC. 1Sl Pearl ST., n. u
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M Trouble 10 swallow

DR.. Pierce's "Pellets'' the original little liver
pillsr) and no pain or gripping, Cure sick or
bilious headache, sour stomach, and cleanse
the system and bowels. 25 cts. vial.
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blowing Up He'll Gate

has been a laborious and costly work, but the
end justifies the effort. Obstruction in any
important channel means disaster: 0bstruc-
tions in the organs Of the human body bring
inevitable disease. They must be cleared away,
or physical wreck will follow. Keep the liver
in order, and the pure blood courses through
the body, conveying health, strength and life;
let it become disordercd and the channels are
ease and death. No other medicine equals DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for act
ing upon the liver and purifying the blood.
A PRoFEssoRsHIP of horticulture has heen
created at Co nell Universtt! and a ia he'd to
the agricultural department.
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The Youth,s Companion

DAKOTA claims ponulation of ISL, Al, a gain
in the last year Of tS,4T7.
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Ringing Noises

In the ears sometimes a roaring buhzlng sound. or
swapping like the report Of pistol are caused by ca
tarrh that exceedingly disasresable and very CON-
mon disease Loss Of smell or hearing also results
from catarrh Hoods Sarsaparilla, the great blood
purifier, is peculiarly successful remedy for this
disease which 1t cures by purifying the blood II
you suffer from catarrh try Hoods Sarsaparilla, tho
peculiar medicine.
"Ihaye been troubled with that annoying disease.
nasal catarh and have taken all kinds Of blood pur
hers but never found relief till used Hoods sarsa
parilla"-J. L. RoUrT, harrisburg, KY.
Hoods SarsapariIia
by C. ]. HOOD CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Hasa
100 Doses One Dollar
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When Catarrh has taken strong hold on the
sistem Taylor's Hospital Cure, 2G4 B'way. New
York, reaches, by means Of the Nebulizer, the
very seat of the trouble.
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ROYAL GLUE mends anything! Broken hi
ma, Glass, Wood. Free Walls at Drugs d Gro.
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The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-10-25
THE RETURN TRIP
Of the Pre- sidential Party From
Atlanta.
THEY STOP A WHILE In MONTGOMERY.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, October 20.-After a
good nights rest on the special train, the pres
idential tourists arrived here at o'clock this
morning. There were the usual large crowds
In waiting, but the strictest order prevailed.
Commerce street, from the station to the no.
tel, nearly half a mile away, was lined by
troops on each side, who kept the wide ave-
nue. open from curb to curb. Governor Seay,
Mayor Reese and Colonel Newman, President
of the State Agricultural society, who COM
posed the reception committee, were within
the lines and conducted the guests at once to
their carriages and then to the hotel. The
manner Of reception made an exceedingly IA
vorable impression upon the mind of the
president and his companions. At the hotel
Senator Pugh, Senator Morgan, and members
of the governors staff, the president of the
senate, speaker of the house, Ex-Governor
O'Neal, Congressman Davidson, and number
Of ladies greeted the city's guests in the hotel
porlors, where a half hour was spent in making
or renewing acquaintances.
The presidential party breakfasted at the
hotel with Governor and Mrs. Seay, Colonel
and Mrs. Newman, Mayor Reese and daugh-
ter, Ex-Governor O'Neil, Senator Morgan Sen
ator Pugh, and few others, after which they
reviewed the troops from the balcony of the
hotel. There were about thousand men in
column, including troop of cavalry and a
battery of artillery.
After the review and before the party took
carriages for a ride about town, Mrs. Cleye-
land was the surprised recipient of unique
and beautiful souvenir. 1t is a jewel case in
the form of a bale OF cotton, about eight
inches in length and proportionate in depth
and width. 1t is made of pure silver, and a
very artistic production. It's sides are of
oxydized silver, representing the bagging of a
bale, while frosted spots bear striking resem-
blance to snowy cotton bursting from its con-
fnement, The plantation mark upon the end
of the bale is &c. c., 1885," and the ware
house mark ON the top is Of. F. c." The in
side of the cover bears the inscription:
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Cramps of the Muscles Cnrcd.

John 1. Wood, of Stratiord, Ont, was cured
of cramps in the legs by wearing Allcock'
Porous Plasters. Mr.. Wood says:
Some three months ago was taken very sick
with severe pain in the small Of my back over
the kidneys. The pain was excruciating. l
applied an Allcock's Porous Plaster over the
affected region and had relief almost within
an hour. Al the same time, in conjunction
with this trouble, had very great nervous dis
turhance affecting my legs with cramp so I
could scarcely sleep. Meeting with such sue.
cess with my back I applied plaster under
the knee on each leg and in three days was
completely curcd.aud have never been troubled
ia either way since.
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A st. Paul Preachers Embarrassing Position
in the Pulpit.

From the St. Paul Globe.
Everybody has heard Daniel Websters story
of the New Hampshire parson who p 1t on pair of
pants in which the wasps had built a nest and did
not make the discovery until he was in the pulpit
He had just announced the esinning of TIE text,
"The spirit of tie Lord is in my mouth" when the
pesky little fellows got in their work, and the SEN
tence was concluded with the exclamation, "and
the devil is in my breeches!"
A st. Paul clergyman found himselfin nearly as
embarrassing position as the New Hampshire par
son when last Sunday he appeared in the pulpit,
wearing pair of fall trousers which had been
hanging in the wardrobe during the long summer
vacation. The wasps had not found him out, but q
motherly old mouse had. She had spread q nice
warm couch of seaskin plucking5 in the right hand
pocket of the trousers, Into which even half
dozen of onedayold micelets had been tucked
away. 1t is favorite gesture Of the clergyman in
question when about to approach a climax in the
sermon to thrust his right hand in his trouser
pocket and elevate the left with the tore finger ex
tended.
1t so happened on this particular day that Eiijahs
translation was the theme. The good prophet had
been followed by the eloquent preacher until the
climax of the ascension in chariot OF fire had
been reached, when the clergyman thrust his right
hand into his trouser pocket. The audience, who
had been hanging on the burning words of the ora
tor, no little startled by the sudden collapse of
the uplifted left hand, the index finger
of which was in the act of pointing
to the gates that were being lifted up to
let the prophet in. The expression of a mo-
mentary pang shot across the preachers face as
with a conyulsive jerk the other hand was brought
up from the pocket. A glance at its contents a
quick squeezing together of the hand the light thud
Of something dropping behind the pulpit an
amused smile on the face for second and then the
glowing theme was resumed. Only those who sat
on the front row in the amen corner heard what
the preacher said when he discovered the mice in
his hand. 'Well, I'll be doggonedp was sufficient.